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Good articles about students on the Autism Spectrum
Updated on May 31, 08
Created on Apr 24, 08
Category: Schools & Education
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Sue Ward's List: Autism Spectrum Disorder
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People should not be defined by their disability/condition, but rather should be referred to as a person first. Instead of "autistic child", you would say "a child with autism," hence the phrase "person first."
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“Typical development is all about having opportunities to practice physical skills and social interactions. Most children receive feedback from their parents about what is appropriate and what they should practice, and children with autism need this same feedback. In fact, they need more feedback and practice because they typically learn at a slower rate.
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Autism is a developmental disorder that is rooted in neurobiology,” says Buchanan. “A child who is diagnosed with autism experiences delay in social, motor, language and cognitive development. The child typically has some level of difficulty in his ability to relate to others and his environment.
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The topic was Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). De Villiers explained that many individuals with ASD have significant difficulties with what linguists call "pragmatics." That is, people with ASD often have difficulty using language appropriately in social situations.
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Most glaringly, many speakers with ASD have immense trouble understanding metaphor, irony, sarcasm, and what might be intimated or presumed, but not stated.
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May 12, 08
abc news program re: asperger's in college
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"Music has long been known to touch autistic children," Molnar-Szakacs said. "Studies from the early days of autism research have already shown us that music provokes engagement and interest in kids with ASD. More recently, such things as musical memory and pitch abilities in children with ASD have been found to be as good as or better than in typically developing children."
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May 27, 08
good ideas for students with executive function disorder
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May 31, 08
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I want to focus on autistic children, but it’s special needs in general,” Kullberg said. “We want every child to be able to be creative and express themselves.”
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The big part of it is just knowing in general how to keep (autistic children’s) attention, to keep them more drastically engaged,” Kullberg said. “It’s not that they’re not intelligent, you just have to approach them in a different way.”
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